A Stradivarius violin being sold by Sotheby’s on Friday could set a new world record for the most expensive instrument sold at auction, set by another Stradivarius piece in 2011. The term as well as ...

The violin has been called the ‘da Vinci’ for some time, but is called ‘da Vinci, Ex-Seidel’ since Toscha Seidel parted ways with it. Credit: Courtesy Tarisio If you have ever heard The Wizard of Oz’s ...

With a running time of just over two hours, Morton Feldman's 1985 composition "Violin and String Quartet" is one of his longer ones, even though it falls far short of such pieces as 1984's "For Philip ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...